Artwork Description
Jenny Holzer – Truism: Protect Me from What I Want
Dimensions: 6 x 8″
Year: 1994
Media: mixed media on wood
Jenny Holzer’s “Truisms” are post-card sized original messages printed on wood. Her “Truisms” reside in many museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Holzer is known for mass producing short statements meant to provoke viewers. To ensure as wide an audience as possible, she often prints her word-only images on paper, wood, clothing, or hats, so they are as accessible as possible. Curator Lucy Lippard included Holzer’s “Truisms” in her Social Strategies by Women Artists exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. Holzer’s works are in the world’s major art museums, and she is the recipient of the Leone d’Oro award for her work at the Venice Biennale. She has also been awarded numerous honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts, as well as the Berlin Prize.